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is ready to take swift action. >> our concerns are that increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. we have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line. and those responsible would be held to account. >> u.s. officials stress the chemical bonds remain in storage depots and president assad has not issued any warning to use them. egypt is going into political turmoil after intense clashes on the doorstep of the presidential palace. it's the largest confrontation the country has seen since the revolution that overthrew mubarak. tens of thousands of supporters of president morsi remain divided. critics of morsi say he's attempting to establish a new dictatorship by rushing through a new constitution with an islamic agenda. >>> the loss of american jazz legend. you probably recognize his song you're hearing now. "take five" of dave brubeck. he died yesterday of heart failure just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. a composer and pianist, he redefined american
is ready to take swift action. >> our concerns are that increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. we have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line. and those responsible would be held to account. >> u.s. officials stress the chemical bonds remain in storage depots and president assad has not issued any warning to use them. egypt is going into...
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. >>> a new report says the assad regime received help from russia as international sanctions are beginning to cripple the syrian economy. eight round-trip flights between moscow and damascus delivering more than 200 tons of, quote, bank notes into syria. u.s. and european sanctions include a ban on syrian currency in an attempt to slow the violence that's killed thousands of people. syria and russian officials have so far not responded to the reports. >>> overseas tens of thousands are rallying today in cairo's tahrir square protesting what they view as a blatant power grab by president mohamed horsey. with tensions mounting yesterday, morsi appeared to soften his controversial attempt to award himself near absolute power above the reach of the law. in a vaguely worded statement, morsi spokesman backtracked slightly saying that only acts of sovereignty would be immune from oversight. >>> well, u.s. consumers went big this weekend for small business saturday. millions of holiday shoppers spent a total of $5.5 billion during the third annual local business shopping event. mika spent half of
. >>> a new report says the assad regime received help from russia as international sanctions are beginning to cripple the syrian economy. eight round-trip flights between moscow and damascus delivering more than 200 tons of, quote, bank notes into syria. u.s. and european sanctions include a ban on syrian currency in an attempt to slow the violence that's killed thousands of people. syria and russian officials have so far not responded to the reports. >>> overseas tens of...
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the syrian government will not say whether assad was in the room during the attack. rebel commanders describe it as an inside job and said those who planted the bomb are still safe. meanwhile, president assad and vladimir putin spoke on the phone after the attack and agreed to stop the bombing, but disagreed on how to do it. >>> good morning, willie. the aftermath of that effect is being felt across syria today. the rebels who carried out the attack have been emboldened by it. they immediately, hours after the deadly explosion, managed to capture some key ground in the capital of damascus. live pictures that were broadcast by the rebels showed them in parts of damascus where they hadn't been seen before and even the syrian government acknowledged that there were fierce clashes between the syrian military and the rebels in these parts of the district. so in many calculations, this has been a tipping point for the rebels. you know, for several months they had promised to take the fighting to the regime. yesterday, they demonstrated they have the ability and the means t
the syrian government will not say whether assad was in the room during the attack. rebel commanders describe it as an inside job and said those who planted the bomb are still safe. meanwhile, president assad and vladimir putin spoke on the phone after the attack and agreed to stop the bombing, but disagreed on how to do it. >>> good morning, willie. the aftermath of that effect is being felt across syria today. the rebels who carried out the attack have been emboldened by it. they...
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new reports the state department and the pentagon are cramping plans for a post-assad syria. according to unnamed officials, this plan includes urging opposition leaders to refrain from retaliation and maintain security after the fall of assad's forces offering civilians economic aid in the form of food and medical supplies and on a broader economic scale finding ways to dismantle sanctions currently crippling the economy. >>> we learned yesterday that assad's prime minister had pled to jordan. richard angle is on the ground with more. >> reporter: attacking the state tv station, the bombing caused injuries but didn't knock the channel off the air. a short time later, it broadcast this announcement. the prime minister, the television said, had been fired. but that's not what happened. the prime minister fled the country, the first cabinet minister to defect. he had been hiding for two days. >> translator: he was chosen to be part of this criminal regime, but he decided to join the syrian people and their blessed revolution. >> reporter: the syrian government could be collapsi
new reports the state department and the pentagon are cramping plans for a post-assad syria. according to unnamed officials, this plan includes urging opposition leaders to refrain from retaliation and maintain security after the fall of assad's forces offering civilians economic aid in the form of food and medical supplies and on a broader economic scale finding ways to dismantle sanctions currently crippling the economy. >>> we learned yesterday that assad's prime minister had pled...
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just a cover for the assad regime's relentless crackdown. the deadlock goes all the way to moscow where british and russian foreign ministers met to discuss syria. the uk was clear. >> it is part of the pattern of behavior of the assad regime, i believe, to commit atrocities and then to try to blame those atrocities on other people. >> reporter: russia far less so. foreign minister lavrov blamed both sides for the massacre and opposed regime change. he called for an end to the violence. after friday's bloodbath and months of killing, those words rang hollow. >> richard engel reporting there. as richard said there was a cease-fire brokered about six weeks ago. obviously, that's not being respected. so the question is, what now does the world community do? a couple of different opinions this morning. "the washington post" jennifer ruben writes the level of inanity among administration officials increases daly. secretary of state clinton last week pronounced the assad regime brutality against its own people must and will end. assad's reign of t
just a cover for the assad regime's relentless crackdown. the deadlock goes all the way to moscow where british and russian foreign ministers met to discuss syria. the uk was clear. >> it is part of the pattern of behavior of the assad regime, i believe, to commit atrocities and then to try to blame those atrocities on other people. >> reporter: russia far less so. foreign minister lavrov blamed both sides for the massacre and opposed regime change. he called for an end to the...
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that a quote from president assad. the address comes on the heels of the united nations special envoy kofi annan, his announcement that syria was growing ever closer to all-out civil war. the u.s. needs russia, of course, on board to make progress on an international effort to push assad from power. secretary of state hillary clinton ramped up the pressure over the weekend after speaking with russia's foreign policy. >> my message to the foreign minister was very simple, and straightforward. we all have to intensify our efforts to achieve a political transition. and russia has to be at the table helping that to occur. the syrian people want and deserve change. and that should, insofar as possible, come about through peaceful means, and it must be change that represents the rights and dignity of all syrians. >> russia has vetoed a pair of separate u.n. security council resolutions that could have led to action against assad, and up till now promised to do the same again. also overseas cairo's tahrir square packed again
that a quote from president assad. the address comes on the heels of the united nations special envoy kofi annan, his announcement that syria was growing ever closer to all-out civil war. the u.s. needs russia, of course, on board to make progress on an international effort to push assad from power. secretary of state hillary clinton ramped up the pressure over the weekend after speaking with russia's foreign policy. >> my message to the foreign minister was very simple, and...
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battles also raged in syria's largest city loyal to assad's regime. the fighting centered around police and intelligence headquarters. >>> still ahead on "way too early," when we come back to london, a shift of gears. ernie els steals one at the british open. the big easy played well but the big story was the collapse over the final four holes of adam scott. that story, checking on weather and more from aurora, colorado, when "way too early" comes back to aurora and england. >>> the rye yout was sparked by attention between black residents and white cops. in only five days 43 people were killed, 700 fires were set, 2500 stores were looted, 7,000 people were arrested. you have to scrub it first. no you don't. yes, you do! don't! do! whoa, kitchen counselor here. see cascade complete pacs work like micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. hmm! cascade. love it or your money back. >>> welcome back to "way too early." live this week in london as we prepare for the summer olympic games that get started with the open
battles also raged in syria's largest city loyal to assad's regime. the fighting centered around police and intelligence headquarters. >>> still ahead on "way too early," when we come back to london, a shift of gears. ernie els steals one at the british open. the big easy played well but the big story was the collapse over the final four holes of adam scott. that story, checking on weather and more from aurora, colorado, when "way too early" comes back to aurora and...
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the question is how long can assad hold on to power? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist. this is a special edition of "way too early" live from london where the summer olympics begin for four days. i'll be here for three weeks in the city that last hosted the olympics in 1948 in the wake and rubble of world war ii. there will be time late during the week to talk about all going on here and to introduce you to some of the americans who hope to leave with gold, but the news now is of course back at home in the united states. and that's exactly where we begin in colorado where six hours from now 24-year-old james holmes is scheduled to make his first court appearance since the friday movie theater shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 others injured. officials say the alleged shooter is not cooperating and a motive is still not clear. police have finished collecting evidence from the suspect's apartment that was bobby-trapped when the complex was raided with explosives. the associated press reports the inv
the question is how long can assad hold on to power? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist. this is a special edition of "way too early" live from london where the summer olympics begin for four days. i'll be here for three weeks in the city that last hosted the olympics in 1948 in the wake and rubble of world war ii. there will be time late during the week to talk about all going on here and to introduce you to some of the americans who...
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the president reportedly has -- president assad has reportedly gone to the costal city and is no longer in the capital. though that remains unconfirmed. meanwhile, psychologically speaking, this has given a huge boost to the rebels. >> we don't know physically how close they got to assad, but it's clear these rebels can get about as close as they want to. ayman, thanks so much. we appreciate your reporting, as always. >>> another big story overseas, a top official in bulgaria says a suspected suicide bomber that killed seven people on a bus carrying israeli tourists yesterday was travel, a fake michigan driver's license. the bombing happened in an airport parking lot. intelligence agents are now poring over video from the scene. israeli minister netanyahu blamed iran for the attack. so far, tehran has not responded to the allegations. two countries that routinely carry identity plots. president obama spoke with prime minister netanyahu and vowed to provide whatever assistance necessary to find out who was behind yesterday's attack. >>> mike allen tipped us off to a story in the "chicago
the president reportedly has -- president assad has reportedly gone to the costal city and is no longer in the capital. though that remains unconfirmed. meanwhile, psychologically speaking, this has given a huge boost to the rebels. >> we don't know physically how close they got to assad, but it's clear these rebels can get about as close as they want to. ayman, thanks so much. we appreciate your reporting, as always. >>> another big story overseas, a top official in bulgaria...
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. >>> in syria secretary of state hillary clinton is suggesting collapse of president assad's regime is just a matter of time. she says the fall of the government there is not a question if, but of when. >> the intensity of the fighting in aleppo, the defections, really point out how imperative it is that we come together and work toward a good transition plan. i do think we can begin talking about and planning for what happens next the day after the regime does fall. i'm not going to put a timeline on it. i can't possibly predict it. but i know it's going to happen, as does the most -- most observers around the world. >> secretary clinton said it's important for a post-assad plan to be in place and make sure syria's basic institutions like the military remain intact in order to remain -- or maintain order and avoid sectarian warfare. as the syrian government continues to fight rebels in the city of aleppo president assad is picking up support from a ring regional ally, iran. assad appeared on tv meeting with a senior iranian official. >>> the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage
. >>> in syria secretary of state hillary clinton is suggesting collapse of president assad's regime is just a matter of time. she says the fall of the government there is not a question if, but of when. >> the intensity of the fighting in aleppo, the defections, really point out how imperative it is that we come together and work toward a good transition plan. i do think we can begin talking about and planning for what happens next the day after the regime does fall. i'm not...
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. >>> in syria, the assad regime is stepping up efforts to crush the rebel upriding, fighting raging in syria's biggest city of aleppo. witnesses say the syrian government has dispatched fighter jets to bomb rebel targets. the day after the syrian government threatened to use chemical weapons against any foreign force that tried to intervene in the conflict. the unsettling headline from this morning's "new york times," al qaeda's hand now detected in syria conflict. with details on how the terror group is looking to hijack the revolution there inside that story. >>> nbc's ayman moheldyn has more in syria. >> one of the concerns that many western observers have had, including people in the region is the transformation of the uprising taking place in syria. when it started a year and a half ago, it began as a peaceful protest led by syrians in peaceful capacities. in public squares. but as the government cracked down and became more militarized, so, too, did the opposition, it began with free syrian army, a group of loose-knit rebels, defectors from the syrian army. but then the nature
. >>> in syria, the assad regime is stepping up efforts to crush the rebel upriding, fighting raging in syria's biggest city of aleppo. witnesses say the syrian government has dispatched fighter jets to bomb rebel targets. the day after the syrian government threatened to use chemical weapons against any foreign force that tried to intervene in the conflict. the unsettling headline from this morning's "new york times," al qaeda's hand now detected in syria conflict. with...
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the rebels are preparing, now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. the u.n. general assembly meets to discuss syria tomorrow. on the agenda, a draft resolution from middle east neighbor saudi arabia expressing concern over syria's reported chemical weapons cache. >>> now, after the biggest blackout in world history, much of india's electricity has been restored but not before creating real concerns about the infrastructure of one of the world's emerging powers. three of the country's power grids collapsed, causing outages that spanned almost 2,000 miles, leaving subways idle, commerce at a standstill and hundreds of millions of people without electricity for two days in the depths of summer. by some estimates, 670 million people were without electricity. that's 10% of the world's population and twice the population of the united states. more than 500 trains were stopped this thestop ed in their tracks, no traffic lights, banks could not dispense cash and 200 miners were trapped underground. there's been no explanation for the cause, but blackouts are
the rebels are preparing, now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. the u.n. general assembly meets to discuss syria tomorrow. on the agenda, a draft resolution from middle east neighbor saudi arabia expressing concern over syria's reported chemical weapons cache. >>> now, after the biggest blackout in world history, much of india's electricity has been restored but not before creating real concerns about the infrastructure of one of the world's emerging powers....
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assad was seen praying at a mosque beginning of ramadan. it was his first appearance since a bombing killed his defense minister and a deputy. >>> you can hide but you can't run. that's the message from british police to wikileaks founder, julian assange, who remains holed up in london, inside the ecuador embassy. assange is trying to avoid being extradited to sweden where he faces sexual assault charges. yesterday, amid the diplomatic standoff, assange appeared on the embassy balcony, delivering a message aimed directly at the u.s. government. >> after two months inside the ecuadorian embassy, julian assange, once again, stepped into the spotlight. he stood tantalizingly close to the police officers waiting to arrest him, but they can't. not while he's on embassy property. >> i asked president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its witchhunt against wikileaks. >> assange might be trapped here because sweden wants him. but it's the u.s. government he fears. he says the sexual assaults made by swedish women is part
assad was seen praying at a mosque beginning of ramadan. it was his first appearance since a bombing killed his defense minister and a deputy. >>> you can hide but you can't run. that's the message from british police to wikileaks founder, julian assange, who remains holed up in london, inside the ecuador embassy. assange is trying to avoid being extradited to sweden where he faces sexual assault charges. yesterday, amid the diplomatic standoff, assange appeared on the embassy balcony,...
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it shows assad mocking the reforms he had promised. assad's wife apparently was spending thousands of dollars on line for designer goods like diamond necklaces, shoes, food and medicine for civilians remain in short supply inside of syria gentleman back to domestic policy, mitt romney is assuring his top donors that he can win. he hopped off the campaign trail to raise some money in new york. he told supporters that despite those back-to-back losses in the south on tuesday, he still has a commanding lead in delegates. in an interview yesterday romney was asked whether or not those losses underscore the perception that conservatives would prefer someone else to win the nomination? >> we have to go back and look at some other states that actually are kind of important. let's say florida, for instance, where i won, and michigan, and ohio, and ne vad did, and new hampshire. the list goes on. last night, by the way, they're for getting there were a couple of other contests including hawaii where i won. oh, by the way, last night i got more
it shows assad mocking the reforms he had promised. assad's wife apparently was spending thousands of dollars on line for designer goods like diamond necklaces, shoes, food and medicine for civilians remain in short supply inside of syria gentleman back to domestic policy, mitt romney is assuring his top donors that he can win. he hopped off the campaign trail to raise some money in new york. he told supporters that despite those back-to-back losses in the south on tuesday, he still has a...
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americans should lead in this. >> reporter: the administration says stopping syria's president assad is much tougher than it was with libya's gadhafi. syria's rebels are disorganized with no clear leader. the regime's air defenses are five times more sophisticated than libya's. this time the arab league, u.n. and nato won't back military action and president obama has made it clear the u.s. won't go it alone. >> for us to take military action, unilaterally, as some have suggested, or to think that somehow there's some simple solution, i think is a mistake. >> reporter: hillary clinton increased the pressure on russia to stop arming assad. >> it is also past time for those nations that continue to arm and support the regime, to bring an end to the bloodshed. >> andrea mitchell reporting for us there. >>> the u.n. estimates more than 7500 people have been killed in the year-long uprising. that number, though, hasn't been updated in some time. it could be many more than that. >>> to business where in one week, the new ipad 3 will hit stores. apple unveiled its latest tablet yesterday in
americans should lead in this. >> reporter: the administration says stopping syria's president assad is much tougher than it was with libya's gadhafi. syria's rebels are disorganized with no clear leader. the regime's air defenses are five times more sophisticated than libya's. this time the arab league, u.n. and nato won't back military action and president obama has made it clear the u.s. won't go it alone. >> for us to take military action, unilaterally, as some have suggested,...
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president bashar al assad is showing no signs of ending his brutal crackdown against opposition forces. and russia, which holds veto power in the united nations security council is vowing still to block international attempts to force him from power. the killing, meanwhile, continues with another 13 bodies discovered yesterday. apparently executed at close range. as many as 10,000 people have been killed in the 15-month uprising, 100 in a single massacre just last week. >>> still, even if world powers wanted to get involved at this point, it's uncertain exactly how successful foreign military intervention might be. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, told andrea mitchell yesterday it's not even clear who is doing the fighting at this point. >> for those who are advocating our arming the opposition, they ought to consider the consequences of that approach. and also to ask frankly who are they arming inside of the syrian opposition. you know, you know, it is not a unified opposition, it's fragmented, they don't have common command and control, there are some extremist elements mixed
president bashar al assad is showing no signs of ending his brutal crackdown against opposition forces. and russia, which holds veto power in the united nations security council is vowing still to block international attempts to force him from power. the killing, meanwhile, continues with another 13 bodies discovered yesterday. apparently executed at close range. as many as 10,000 people have been killed in the 15-month uprising, 100 in a single massacre just last week. >>> still, even...
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and there are more signs of cracking in president assad's regime as two more syrian ambassadors have defected. >>> we are monitoring the situation from cairo. eamonn, what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: without a doubt, the opposition activist we've been speaking to on the ground in the reports coming out suggest that the syrian military now is consolidating its forces around those two major cities. as you mentioned, damascus is the capital, the political seat of power for the rejeep. but aleppo is the largest commercial city, so it is vitally as important for them to hold on to it. what seems to have happened over the past several days is the rebels have been emboldened. they have flooded these cities with large numbers, images being put online have suggested that the rebels have taken key parts of these cities, but the syrian military is fighting back. they've moved some of those forces away from the outlying provinces into those cities and many people are afraid that the coming days are just going to be as bloody as they've been over the past ten days. >> thanks so muc
and there are more signs of cracking in president assad's regime as two more syrian ambassadors have defected. >>> we are monitoring the situation from cairo. eamonn, what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: without a doubt, the opposition activist we've been speaking to on the ground in the reports coming out suggest that the syrian military now is consolidating its forces around those two major cities. as you mentioned, damascus is the capital, the political seat of...
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agreed to accept up the "political transition" in syria, including the removal of president bashar al-assad. >>> now one of the worst shooting massacres in american history. prosecutors moving forward with the case against james holmes by charging the former graduate student with 24 counts of murder. two for each of his alleged victims. as nbc's mike tybee reporie tia, those are among dozens of charges he is facing. >> reporter: no camera in the courtroom, just a sketch artist, but 24-year-old suspect james holmes, so dazed and unengaged last week, was aletter and attentive as the judge told him he faced 142 separate felony charges, includes 2 death penalty counts, one for first degree murder after deliberation, and a second for murder with extreme indifference for each of the 12 victims killed. >> these are two alternative ways of getting a first degree murder guilty verdict. >> reporter: but some victims' relatives are already saying they don't want the death penalty. mary ellen hansen's niece, ashley moser, wounded and hospitalized, suffered a miscarriage, and is mother of veronica moser
agreed to accept up the "political transition" in syria, including the removal of president bashar al-assad. >>> now one of the worst shooting massacres in american history. prosecutors moving forward with the case against james holmes by charging the former graduate student with 24 counts of murder. two for each of his alleged victims. as nbc's mike tybee reporie tia, those are among dozens of charges he is facing. >> reporter: no camera in the courtroom, just a sketch...
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news is confirming president obama has authorized secretive aid to syrian rebels battling bashar al assad's regime. the intelligence finding allows the cia and other agencies to give support to rebel factions. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from inside syria. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m., attack helicopters circle the sky over the city. from a rooftop we hear their assault begin. it sounds like artillery and strafing from the helicopters. we move down to the alleys to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas, searching for cover. and rebels on motorcycles in the main square. it appears that a large military convoy was passing by this town on the way to join the attack on aleppo. and as the troops were moving past here, the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center, activists try to upload videos of the attack they've taken with small cameras. they show me syrian tanks are now firing into arihah. the rebels attack the convoy to prevent reinforcements fr
news is confirming president obama has authorized secretive aid to syrian rebels battling bashar al assad's regime. the intelligence finding allows the cia and other agencies to give support to rebel factions. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from inside syria. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m., attack helicopters circle the sky over the city. from a rooftop we hear their assault begin. it sounds like artillery and strafing from the helicopters. we move down to the alleys...
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should not be involved directly, tell that to the iranians and the russians who are clearly assisting assad continue this massacre. and i believe the united states can play a far more active and productive role and it's almost shameful that we have pot. >> that was senator mccain speaking in afghanistan on sunday. he says there are ways to supts the rebellion without drawing the united states military into the conflict. but any moves to aid the opposition complicated by reports that al qaeda is now in syria, also fighting to topple the government regime. mike rogers who chairs the house intelligence committee says the withdrawal of u.s. troops in iraq makes it more difficult to counter the terror groups efforts to expand its efforts in the region. they're urging the jewish state not to strike iran nuclear facility. senior israeli officials say it serves iran's interests. president obama is set to meet with netanyahu early next month. >>> still ahead here on "way too early," you can exhale, colbert fans. he's back. explaining why his show shut down production for a couple of days. >>> and it
should not be involved directly, tell that to the iranians and the russians who are clearly assisting assad continue this massacre. and i believe the united states can play a far more active and productive role and it's almost shameful that we have pot. >> that was senator mccain speaking in afghanistan on sunday. he says there are ways to supts the rebellion without drawing the united states military into the conflict. but any moves to aid the opposition complicated by reports that al...
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is president assad concerned or deterred at all by any of this international pressure? >> i think he is very concerned. and i've been told by diplomatic sources that his regime is starting to wobble. now, that doesn't mean he's losing control entirely. but a kind of civil war is breaking out in the country. fighting is taking on a very sectarian nature between sunnis and shiites. the population in syria is almost like iraq in reverse, you have a sunni majority and a shiite minority that is ruling with an iron hand. and now it is that sunni majority that is leading the opposition. you talked earlier about the town of haffeh. think you're right to talk about that. we're going to hear a lot more about this over the next coming days. this morning, disturbing images were coming out of haffeh. one of those horrible line ups of very small bodies of children wrapped in blankets. people there saying massacres are taking place. >>> haffeh is surrounded, it's been attacked with rockets, it's been attacked with attack helicopters. and u.n. observers are not hay loued in. u.n. obser
is president assad concerned or deterred at all by any of this international pressure? >> i think he is very concerned. and i've been told by diplomatic sources that his regime is starting to wobble. now, that doesn't mean he's losing control entirely. but a kind of civil war is breaking out in the country. fighting is taking on a very sectarian nature between sunnis and shiites. the population in syria is almost like iraq in reverse, you have a sunni majority and a shiite minority that...
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rebels took the fight to the streets of president bashar al assad's stronghold saturday and clashes spilled over into monday. 35 people, meanwhile, were killed in the weekend fighting in the rebel outpost of homs, where some of the bloodiest fighting is taking place. and uk foreign secretary william hague compared it to fighting in bosnia of the 1990s, warning tens of thousands of people could be killed without international intervention. >>> still ahead on "way too early," nationals going for the sweep of the sox at fenway. we'll bring you the highlights and some choice words from boston manager bobby valentine. i was at that game! >>> and broadway's big night. two shows based on movies battled for best musical at the tonys last night. we'll tell you who won and bring you the list of the winners in every other category and a check of the weather when "way too early" comes right back. do not go anywhere. >>> when americans are sent to vietnam or west berlin, we do not ask for whites only. it ought to be possible, therefore, for american students of any color to attend any public institution
rebels took the fight to the streets of president bashar al assad's stronghold saturday and clashes spilled over into monday. 35 people, meanwhile, were killed in the weekend fighting in the rebel outpost of homs, where some of the bloodiest fighting is taking place. and uk foreign secretary william hague compared it to fighting in bosnia of the 1990s, warning tens of thousands of people could be killed without international intervention. >>> still ahead on "way too early,"...